2 Corinthians 5:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 5:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
γνόντα
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartía
G266
sin
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἁμαρτίαν
hamartía
G266
sin
ἐποίησεν
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
γενώμεθα
gínomai
G1096
to become
δικαιοσύνη
dikaiosýnē
G1343
righteousness
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one not having known sin he made sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
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